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Minnesota Safety Course Offers Alternative to Traffic Ticket

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:25:15 +0000

More than 4,000 motorists stopped for minor traffic offenses in Wabasha County, Minn. have avoided a citation by taking a driver safety course. The county is among a number of other Minnesota counties offering the classes as an alternative to …

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CBIZ Acquires Minnesota’s Associated Insurance Agents

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:25:58 +0000

CBIZ Inc. announced it acquired Associated Insurance Agents (AIA), of Minneapolis, Minn., effective May 1, 2013. Established in 1982, AIA is an insurance brokerage agency specializing in property and casualty insurance, personal lines, and health and benefit insurance for clients …

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USG Adds Olson as Producer/Broker in Minnesota

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:52:40 +0000

USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has expanded operations in its New Brighton, Minn., office with the addition of Jeff Olson as a producer/broker. Olson began his career in the insurance industry 11 years ago, and most …

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Economic Survey Index: Growth Slows in Midwest, Plains States

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:42:53 +0000

A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states dipped for the second consecutive month in April, but the survey’s organizer said the index indicates slow growth for the region in the coming three to six months. The …

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Minnesota Driver’s License Privacy Breaches Could Cost Millions

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:28:18 +0000

Liability claims for improper uses of Minnesota’s driver’s license database could reach several million dollars. Many cities, counties and state agencies involved in recent privacy breaches are backstopped by insurance and rainy-day funds that would soften the blow of potential …

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Digital Signs to Warn Minn. Drivers About Tornadoes

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:26:25 +0000

Digital billboards in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties will be a new way to warn motorists about tornado warnings. The billboard warnings are a joint venture of the counties, billboard owners ClearChannel Outdoor, and the National Weather Service. The system is …

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South Dakota Firm Barred From Insurance Price-Negotiating

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:42:15 +0000

A company run by a South Dakota state lawmaker that negotiates contracts between chiropractors and insurance companies has agreed to discontinue that portion of its business after federal regulators said it violated antitrust rules. The Justice Department accused Chiropractic Associates …

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MMIC Expands Roles for Lacke, Stafford and Woodward

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:50:04 +0000

Minneapolis, Minn.-based medical liability insurer, MMIC, has announced expanded roles for John Woodward, Steve Lacke and Julie Stafford. In October, Lacke was promoted to senior vice president, insurance operations. Now, Lacke’s role expands as he becomes chief financial officer, overseeing …

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Survey Shows Growth in Midwest Economy

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:46:14 +0000

A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states jumped last month, suggesting improving economic growth for the region over the next three to six months. The Mid-America Business Conditions index hit 58.2 in March, compared with 53.1 …

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MMIC Enters Indiana Medical Professional Liability Market

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:10:34 +0000

Minneapolis, Minn.-based medical malpractice insurer, MMIC, announced it has begun conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in MMIC’s core territory to nine. MMIC President and CEO Bill McDonough said the company’s goals for the new …

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Minnesota House Passes Health Exchange Proposal

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:48:32 +0000

The Minnesota House passed a bill establishing the state’s health insurance exchange, the first step toward enactment of an online marketplace that aims to give more than a million Minnesotans a new place to purchase affordable health insurance. Rep. Joe …

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PCG Agencies Named Travelers’ Midwest Personal Lines Agency of Year

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:36:44 +0000

PCG Agencies Inc., a personal property/casualty insurance and risk management firm headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has been named Travelers’ Midwest Personal Insurance Agency of the Year. PCG Agencies was chosen for this award out of a field of more …

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Insurers: False Auto Claims on the Rise in Minnesota

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:06:46 +0000

Auto insurance companies say false and exaggerated injury claims are on the rise in Minnesota. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says suspicious personal injury claims have tripled since 2008. Minnesota ranked tenth in the nation in 2011 with 53 such …

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Family Sues Company Over Minnesota Office Attack

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:06:45 +0000

The family of a man who was among six people gunned down at his Minneapolis, Minn., office last year is suing the company, claiming it botched the firing of the employee who carried out the attack and should have known …

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Aon Risk Solution Adds Longo as Sales Director in Minneapolis

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:07:25 +0000

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has added Raymond C. Longo as resident sales director in the Minneapolis, Minn., office. In his new role, Longo will leverage his more than 17 years of carrier and …

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Minnesota Man Sentenced for $275K False Insurance Claim

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:07:29 +0000

A St. Paul, Minn., man has been sentenced for filing a false insurance claim for artwork he had reported as stolen. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Sheedy was sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation on one count of wire fraud. Sheedy …

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Millions of Flood Relief Dollars Sit Untapped in Minnesota

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:30:07 +0000

Millions of dollars in relief loan money sit unclaimed more than six months after heavy flooding hit northeastern Minnesota. Most of the $12 million allocated by the Legislature for disaster loans to homeowners remains unclaimed while another $15 million in …

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Minneapolis Officials: New Pedal Pub Rules to Include Insurance

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:12:22 +0000

Minneapolis, Minn., officials plan to hold hearings this month on so-called “pedal pubs.” Those are the bars on wheels that are driven down the street powered by pedaling beer drinkers. The state prohibits having open alcohol contained in vehicles. But …

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Costs Rising in Minneapolis Water Main Break

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:16:47 +0000

Minneapolis, Minn., officials said they haven’t begun to tally the costs of a massive water main break that sent 14 million gallons of water gushing into downtown streets last week, submerging dozens of vehicles and forcing local businesses to shut …

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Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Minnesota-Based Liscomb Hood Mason

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:38:22 +0000

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Liscomb Hood Mason Co., a $2.2 million revenue agency based in Duluth, Minn. With roots dating back to 1927, Liscomb Hood Mason offers a wide …

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December Enforcement Brings 1,300 DWI Arrests in Minnesota

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:46:00 +0000

Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety says about 1,300 people have been arrested for driving while intoxicated so far in December. State law enforcement agencies are working overtime hours this month as part of a campaign to prevent drunken driving tragedies. …

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Minnesota Parents Asked to Insure Students’ Electronics

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:01:10 +0000

Some school districts in Minnesota want parents to pick up the tab for insuring expensive tablet computers that are given to students. More and more electronics are replacing textbooks, paper and pencils. Farmington schools will buy enough Apple iPads for …

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Federal Food Safety Program to End in Minnesota

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:37:26 +0000

Minnesota agriculture officials are phasing out a federally funded program that allows them to test produce for contaminants like E. coli and salmonella. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Microbiological Data Program had operated in 11 states, including Minnesota. Congress decided …

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2 Rare, Late-Season Tornadoes Hit Minnesota’s Twin Cities

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:18:12 +0000

Officials with the National Weather Service say two weak tornadoes touched down late Saturday on the south edge of the Twin Cities’ metropolitan region in Minnesota. Meteorologist Chris Franks tells the Star Tribune the tornadoes were of the weakest that …

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Minnesota Man Convicted of Setting House on Fire for Insurance

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:29:56 +0000

A Hillman, Minn., man whose home was facing foreclosure has been convicted of setting the house on fire for the insurance money. Jurors deliberated for four hours this week before finding 53-year-old Randy Donald Reed guilty of first-degree arson. A …

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Unlicensed Minnesota Drivers Involved in More Fatal Crashes

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:33:13 +0000

The Minnesota State Patrol says unlicensed drivers are more likely to be involved in a deadly crash. Lt. Eric Roeske says statistics from 2011 show unlicensed drivers are twice as likely to be involved in fatal accidents. He tells WCCO-TV …

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AAA Minneapolis Names Minnesota DOT’s Sorel as CEO

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:04:19 +0000

AAA Minneapolis has named Tom Sorel, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), as its new president and chief executive officer. Sorel will join AAA Minneapolis effective Dec. 1, 2012. He will replace current President and CEO Steve Frank …

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Minnesota Contractor Gets 6 Years for Arson Conviction

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:48:08 +0000

A Duluth, Minn., building contractor convicted of vandalizing a client’s duplex over a billing fight has been sentenced to almost seven years in prison. A jury convicted 35-year-old Adam Leroy Seavey of first-degree arson. He was sentenced Friday to the …

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Ex-Minnesota Cop Agrees to $665K Over Privacy Claims

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:18:19 +0000

A former Minnesota police officer who accused other law enforcement of illegally accessing her driver’s license information to see her photo has reached tentative settlements with St. Paul and other cities worth $665,000. Anne Marie Rasmusson, 38, alleged that 144 …

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Unison Inc.

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:30:08 +0000

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of employee benefits insurance broker Unison Inc. in Minnetonka, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Unison offers a full range of group employee benefits products and consulting …

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